HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

National Advisors Holdings, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 17, 2023

Filed

Aug 13, 2024

To disclose

16 months

Affected · nationwide

14,16047 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for National Advisors Holdings, Inc. →2 incidents on file

National Advisors Holdings, Inc. (NAH) reported a supplemental data breach affecting 14,160 individuals, including 47 Maine residents. On April 17, 2023, unauthorized access to four employee email accounts occurred via stolen credentials. Affected data included names, SSNs, and driver's licenses. NAH engaged forensic experts, implemented security measures, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring. Initial notifications were sent in Feb 2024; a supplemental notice was filed in Aug 2024 due to vendor mailing errors.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 17, 2023 → Filed with AG Aug 13, 2024484d ✗ ME AG >90d16 months discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 16 months / 484 days

Apr 17, 2023

Begins

Apr 17, 2023

Discovered

Aug 13, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+60 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_e7d178d353d24dfd2024-08-14 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_2aff28697cf02eb22024-08-12 · +1dCandidate

Name: Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: National Advisors Holdings, Inc.
norm: national advisors
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 17, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 17, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 9, 2024
Affected individuals: 14,160state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Submitted supplemental notification to Maine Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged third-party digital forensics experts to assist with determining the source and scope of the incident
Conducted an investigation to identify the individuals whose personal information may have been impacted
Completed a comprehensive review of all affected information
Performed a thorough review of their systems to investigate the incident
Implemented additional security measures to protect their digital environment
Provided individuals whose Social Security Number was potentially affected with access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Provided individuals with proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to protect their digital environment and minimize the likelihood of future incidents
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 months(484 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 484dME resident >180d · 480d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Apr 17, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Aug 13, 2024
484d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Apr 17, 2023
→ Notified: Aug 9, 2024
480d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 17, 2023 → Filed with AG: Aug 13, 2024	484d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Apr 17, 2023 → Notified: Aug 9, 2024	480d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗

New Hampshire State AGAug 12 · first

Maine State AG+1d · this page

Vermont State AG+2d

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/69d0343c-9880-45bb-b205-33017d47d8ed.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 13, 2024
Raw hash: cf24ef916dbda49d725a375eb7e51f1d7f3b460aabcf9847f6f2f8f4d411e59d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP

Victim entityNational Advisors Holdings, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 17, 2023

Stated responseEngaged third-party digital forensics experts to assist with determining the source and scope of the incident

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov